Season 1983/84

E1. 20th August 1983: FA Charity Shield

Aug 20, 1983 · 80m

Highlights of the Football Association's annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions, Liverpool, and the FA Cup holders, Manchester United, played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.

E2. 27th August 1983

Aug 27, 1983 · 80m

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the football league season. Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers

E3. 3rd September 1983

Sep 3, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews. Liverpool v Nottingham Forest Fulham v Portsmouth

E4. 10th September 1983

Sep 10, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Arsenal v Liverpool Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City

E5. 17th September 1983

Sep 17, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Southampton v Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

E6. 24th September 1983

Sep 24, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Manchester United v Liverpool Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

E7. 1st October 1983

Oct 1, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition. Stoke City v West Ham United Luton Town v Aston Villa

E8. 8th October 1983

Oct 8, 1983 · 80m

Jimmy Hill presents highlights from two second division matches plus analysis and interviews. Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic Manchester City v Swansea City

E9. 15th October 1983

Oct 15, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. West Ham United v Liverpool Leicester City v Southampton

E10. 19th November 1983

Nov 19, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa v Leicester City

E11. 26th November 1983

Nov 26, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the November Goal of the Month competition. Ipswich Town v Liverpool West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

E12. 3rd December 1983

Dec 3, 1983 · 80m

Chelsea v Manchester City Sunderland v Ipswich Town

E13. 10th December 1983

Dec 10, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Coventry City v Liverpool West Ham United v Arsenal

E14. 16th December 1983

Dec 16, 1983 · 80m

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur. One of the season's most attractive Canon League matches in one of the game's finest arenas, Old Trafford. FA Cup holders Manchester United have already held the championship lead in 1983/4 as they challenge for their first League title since 1967, while Tottenham's away record is among the best.

E15. 31st December 1983

Dec 31, 1983 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers Everton v Coventry City

E16. 6th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round

Jan 6, 1984 · 80m

Traditionally the most enthralling stage of the season, as first and second division clubs join the 20 survivors from the Leagues lower reaches and beyond. Match of the Day kicks off the third round tonight with live coverage of one of the most absorbing ties. And at half time, a bumper edition of Goal of the Month with the best goals from November and December. Liverpool v Newcastle United

E17. 7th January 1984: FA Cup Third Round

Jan 7, 1984 · 80m

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

E18. 13th January 1984

Jan 13, 1984 · 80m

Queens Park Rangers v Manchester United. For Manchester United, with the most expensive squad ever assembled in British football, there is an entirely new experience tonight when they play for League Championship points on an artificial pitch. Their first League victory this season was against Queens Park Rangers on the opening day at Old Trafford, and now live, full-length coverage of the return fixture promises an intriguing contest of skill as Rangers, last year's Second Division champions, set out to avenge that defeat in their own compact west London stadium. And at half-time, the result of the November/December Goal of the Month competition.

E19. 20th January 1984

Jan 20, 1984 · 80m

Aston Villa v Liverpool. In the last five seasons the League Championship has eluded Liverpool only once - in 1981 when the title went to Aston Villa for the seventh time. Tonight Liverpool go to Villa Park and so do the Match of the Day cameras to bring live coverage of a fixture that traditionally produces fine football and plenty of goals. Villa lost 2-1 at Anfield back in September.

E20. 28th January 1984: FA Cup Fourth Round

Jan 28, 1984 · 80m

Featuring highlights from three matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the January Goal of the Month competition. Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City Portsmouth v Southampton

E21. 4th February 1984

Feb 4, 1984 · 80m

Match of the Day highlights the quality football in the lower divisions featuring important Canon League matches in the Second and Fourth Divisions, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the January Goal of the Month Competition. Grimsby Town v Manchester City Blackpool v York City

E22. 11th February 1984

Feb 11, 1984 · 80m

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches in the Canon League plus analysis and interviews. Notts County v Watford Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic

E23. 17th February 1984: FA Cup Fifth Round

Feb 17, 1984 · 80m

Blackburn Rovers v Southampton. From an entry of 448 clubs, the FA Cup is down to the last 16, but there is still plenty of 'Cup tradition' among the survivors. Blackburn Rovers, a founder member of the Football League, have won the Cup six times - all those triumphs long ago - but Rovers are currently prominent in the Second Division. Their opponents Southampton were in the Second Division when they won the cup in 1976. They now stand high in the championship and go to Ewood Park in search of a quarter-final place.

E24. 25th February 1984

Feb 25, 1984 · 80m

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of premium bonds in the February Goal of the Month competition. Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Norwich City v West Ham United

E25. 3rd March 1984

Mar 3, 1984 · 80m

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the February Goal of the Month competition. Leicester City v Watford Chelsea v Oldham Athletic

E26. 10th March 1984: FA Cup Sixth Round

Mar 10, 1984 · 80m

Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Birmingham City v Watford Plymouth Argyle v Derby County Notts County v Everton

E27. 16th March 1984

Mar 16, 1984 · 80m

Southampton v Liverpool. This Canon Division One match, live from the Dell, suggests a busy night is in store for both goalkeepers based on the results of this fixture for the last four seasons.

E28. 24th March 1984

Mar 24, 1984 · 80m

Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Queens Park Rangers v Southampton Wimbledon v Walsall

E29. 31st March 1984

Mar 31, 1984 · 80m

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches. Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham City v Aston Villa

E30. 7th April 1984

Apr 7, 1984 · 80m

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. And the result of the March Goal of the Month competition. Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town Swansea City v Manchester City